The Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock Department of northern Baghlan says that there are currently 300 poultry farms operating in the province, producing approximately 9,000 metric tons of poultry meat annually.
Officials of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) during a meeting have hailed efforts of the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) for stabilising the value of the Afghani and called on government officials to deal with the Sara-i-Shahzada Money Market in a principled and legal manner.
Pistachio exports from western Herat province have increased as pistachio worth $24.6 million were exported during the past nine months, an official said on Sunday.
About 408,876 metric tonnes of goods were transported through railways from four Afghan ports during the past one month, the Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) said on Sunday.
The Ministry of Economy has said that major chunk of $3.71 billion that the United States spent in Afghanistan was provided to international organizations, some part of which was allocated for their own expenses and the remaining wad distributed under the name of humanitarian aid.
The Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi has stressed unity among the pine nuts businessmen and called for the formation of a unified union, a statement said on Saturday.
Prices of fuel, Russian gold, and sugar have increased, while the rates of Kazakh flour and Malaysian cooking oil decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, market source said on Saturday.
